On AEW Dynamite Thekla handled commentary for the Women’s Casino Gauntlet while Toni Storm remains away. Social posts quoted Thekla delivering a deliberately unfiltered, vaguely drunk commentary style, including lines such as "Did Mercedes win the Owen Hart cup? Good for her!" and "The last time I went to a casino, I won 10k and I had a stripper on my lap. I'm very excited for this casino... thing." Posters noted Thekla used profanity on the pip, saying "shit," and repeatedly made lewd remarks about Mina and general sexualized asides. Multiple posts said Thekla is effectively filling Toni Storm’s role as the oversexed voice at ringside and suggested a future Toni Storm versus Thekla feud or the two on commentary would be explosively chaotic. Several posts urged AEW to keep Thekla on commentary the rest of the night and predicted intense promos when Toni Storm returns.
